Welcome to the Archdiocese of Cape Town

Cape Town is commonly known as the Mother City of South Africa, and is the first ecclesiastical territory to be established in Southern Africa (1818). You are most welcome to this website. It is hoped that it will inform you and provide you with any information you may require regarding this segment of the Catholic Church.
We also provide links to other websites which might interest you. If you require any information not included here, email us and we will do what we can to help.
If you have discovered this page by accident, you are especially welcome and we hope you will find it of some value and maybe help you to understand how the Catholic Church in Cape Town is trying to serve the community and so bring it closer to the Lord.

 

News & Events

Funeral Announcement Fr Nkululeko Qokolo

Dear Fathers, Sisters and Brothers in Christ Please receive this announcement from Archbhisop Sipuka regarding the funeral arrangements for Fr Nkululeko Qokolo. funeral announcement fr nkululeko

Fr Nkululeko Qokolo

Please receive this letter of condolences to the parishioners of Fr Nkululeko, from Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka and Bishop Sylvester David OMI. Bishops’ Condolences to Parishioners of Fr. Qokolo

Forgiveness not mathematical before God’s abundant mercy

Posted on the Imbisa website by Fr. Motankane Mahlako, South Africa Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Introduction The readings remind us that we have received God’s abundant mercy and therefore have a duty to forgive, even though we might not forget. We are to refuse to allow hurt to control our lives. […]

Fr Nkululeko Qokolo RIP

The Archdiocese of Cape Town mourns the sudden passing of Fr Nkululeko Qokolo: 23/08/1979–11/09/2026. Please receive this notice from Bishop Sylvester David OMI.

Season of Creation

Just a reminder of the various events taking place during the Season of Creation in our Archdiocese. The full list of events are here:  https://sites.google.com/view/cape-town-living-water or (scan the QR code in the poster with your mobile device)  

A Newsletter and a Reflection from Archbishop Sipuka

Attached here is Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka’s August Newsletter, as well as a Pastoral Reflection titled The Many Layers of a Crisis: A Reflection on Violence Against African Foreign Nationals and its Deeper Causes Newsletter August 2026 Reflection on Afrophobia

Our Mission Newsletter

Please find a copy of Our Mission Newsletter for the 1st Quarter of 2026 from the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. Our Mission 1st Quarter 2026

Archdiocesan News 2 of 2026

IN THIS EDITION: Archbishop receives the pallium; Cape Town Book launch of the Apostolic Nuncio; Youth Leaders Empower Conference; Youth Deanery activities; Youth Day 2026; Thriving After Divorce; Kolping Society news; Kolbe House Warden vacancy; APC pics; Parish Alive working with new Parish Leadership Teams; Liturgical Ministry Training; Symphony for the Suffering of the Innocents; […]

WCC Delegation meet with President Ramaphosa

Please read about this event, posted on the World Council of Churches website. World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay and the Presidium of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met with H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of the Republic of South Africa on 30 July 2026. The delegation included […]

Introduction to the Bible – A Series by the Jesuit Institute

The Jesuit Institute has just released three videos (an hour each), seeking to provide introductions to the Bible. The first one is a general introduction. The second is an introduction to the Pentateuch. The third is an introduction to the Historical Books. They hope to add another six introductions to cover the whole of the […]